Remember Mikko’s post on African Jokes? Comedian Mike Epps, a few days before he threatened his daughter with violence, gets some cheap laughs at the expense of Nigerians on late night US television.* Host Conan O’Brien gently guides him away.
* Btw, Epps is merely repeating an old trope among African American comedians that some people find funny and leave others cringing.
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